Tourism Week was celebrated in Sakarya.

A delegation including TÜROB Vice President and TGA Board Member Hediye Güral Gür, along with Sakarya Deputy Governor Yusuf İzci, SUBÜ Vice Rector Prof. Dr. Oğuz Türkay, Sapanca Mayor Nihat Arda Şahin, Provincial Director of Culture and Tourism Süleyman Acar, and SATSO President Akgün Altuğ, attended the Tourism Week events held in Sapanca.

In her opening speech, Gür emphasized the unifying power of tourism, saying: “We are once again reminded of the value of the sector. To speak about tourism at such a special time, and to recall the value of the sector together, holds great meaning for me. Tourism Week offers a very precious opportunity to once again remember and convey not only the economic but also the cultural, social, and humanitarian aspects of our sector. I believe this special week plays an important role in bringing the value of tourism to wider audiences and in uniting all the stakeholders who contribute to the sector.”

The program, which began with a moment of silence and the National Anthem, concluded with speeches, presentations, folk dances, a procession, and a tour of the exhibition “Sakarya from the Brushes of Turkish and Turkmen Painters.”

According to data from the Provincial Directorate of Culture and Tourism, as of the end of 2025 Sakarya has 1,599 accommodation facilities, 11,000 rooms, and a bed capacity of 20,000. That same year, a total of 1.6 million visitors were hosted, 110,000 of them foreign. In addition to Sapanca, which stands out for its nature tourism, the province’s tourism potential is expected to increase further with the developing infrastructure and coastal tourism of Karasu and Kocaali.